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THE ONES |
| Paul Alexander is perhaps best known as one of the celebrated MC's of the infamous Jackie 60 Tuesday night weekly parties (which included fellow NYC club royalty DJ/producer Johnny Dynell, Chi Chi Valenti and drag performer Hattie Hathaway). As a vocal stylist, Paul has added his "spoken word" vocal talents to some of house music's greatest moments including David Morales & The Bad Yard Club "Gimme Luv (Eenie Meenie Miny Mo)" and Size Queen (a.k.a. Peter Rauhofer) "Walk!" Jojo Americo gained notoriety as an accomplished painter, stylist, DJ, gender-bending performer and vocalist on "Headhunter", one of the standout highlights from Danny Tenaglia's seminal Tourism album. Nashom Wooden cut his teeth as his "glamazon" alter-ego Mona Foot performing in numerous clubs throughout the City, which eventually led to roles in various films including Swoon (1991) and Joel Schumacher's 1999 camp classic Flawless featuring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2002, Nashom's solo debut single "I'll Be Here" (produced by Automagic and released on David Morales' own Definity imprint) became an instant underground club smash appearing on numerous compilation cds (and "Best Of" lists) that year. Collectively, the trio combines their shared love of art, music and performance to fuel and define The Ones. Drawing upon diverse musical styles from disco and house to breakbeat and rock, and juxtaposing classic sounds and fashion alongside the avant-garde and not-yet-foreseen, the group unleashes boldly modern and unapologetically vintage, electronic dance-rock juggernauts that stay true to their underground NYC roots. In 2001, they catapulted onto the international music scene courtesy of their infectious mega-anthem "Flawless", which reached #7 on the official Top Ten U.K. Singles chart and garnered them a coveted appearance on the acclaimed British television show Top of the Pops. A year later, they would co-write and produce (with A Touch of Class) their second hit single "Superstar". In 2004, "Flawless" resurfaced again through George Michael's #8 UK Pop Singles charting rework "Flawless (Go To The City)" (from his acclaimed album Patience), once again thrusting the outfit into the international spotlight. Now the salacious auteurs of glossy electro-disco chic and pop-rock glitterati re-emerge with their long-awaited self-titled long-player. Drawing upon diverse musical styles and influences from disco, house and punk to electro, art-rock and old school hip hop, The Ones unleash a superlative collection of electronic-fuelled funk-rock juggernauts featuring the explosive hits "Flawless" and "Superstar", alongside future classics "Picture Perfect," "I Feel Upside Down" and "Ultramodern". |
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